No Episode 3

2011-05-10 14:43:01

#1

Stimey: +786|6334|Ontario | Canada

Instead more hats.

http://games.on.net/article/12464/Valve … is_No_More

2011-05-10 14:44:23

#2

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6683

So it is going to be Half-Life 3 then.

Good.

2011-05-10 16:05:49

#3

Spidery_Yoda: Member; +399|6484

No surprises there really. Just means the next Half Life won't be an episode.

Anyway here's more:

http://www.develop-online.net/features/ … -manifesto <- Very interesting. Changes how you think about them entirely. Makes you wonder if they'll ever make a new Half-Life at all and makes you amazed they ever get around to releasing anything.

http://www.develop-online.net/features/ … interviews <- Interviews with various people at Valve. Funny picture of Gabe looking depressed at the bottom.

Last edited by Spidery_Yoda (2011-05-10 16:06:17)

2011-05-10 16:09:03

#4

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5800

I rather wait a few years for an amazing HL3 than get a new eh episode every year.

2011-05-10 16:11:01

#5

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6752|Long Island, New York

Macbeth wrote:
I rather wait a few years for an amazing HL3 than get a new eh episode every year.

^^^^x1000

2011-05-10 16:50:05

#6

Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|6989|Noizyland

I think everyone pretty much figured that Episode Three wouldn't be an episode. Considering the time it has taken so far and the fact that there is still so much of the story to get through, (which certainly wouldn't be covered in a two-hour-or-so episode remembering that whatever comes next will conclude Gordon's story,) it would have made no sense.

Valve never really "got" the whole epsiode thing anyway. Considering the idea is smaller games for less money with shorter development times... yeah, they got the first two down but never the third.

[Blinking eyes thing]
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2011-05-10 17:04:57

#7

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6685

valve have repeatedly "got" less and less lately it seems... yet they're still worshipped

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2011-05-10 17:36:59

#8

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6907

I wonder how the mod community will adapt to this.

x

2011-05-10 18:24:32

#9

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6986|PNW

I doubt they're closing the door on Half-Life 2. It just means that...perhaps...we could expect Source Engine 2 and Half-Life 3 plus episodes?

*puppy-dog eyes*

2011-05-10 19:01:21

#10

DefCon-17: Maple Syrup Faggot; +362|6371|Vancouver | Canada

Maybe they'll release TF3 and never release stupid weapons that just make the game less fun, and instead just focus on improving the game.

lolyaright.

2011-05-10 19:01:52

#11

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6685

play tfc if you want the best team fortress experience.

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2011-05-10 19:10:43

#12

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6683

Play TFC if you want a poorly balanced game with shitty maps where the gameplay revolves entirely around movement exploits.

2011-05-10 19:12:14

#13

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6683

Oh yeah, and all TFC classes are capable of excessive grenade spam.

All of them.

2011-05-10 19:13:48

#14

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6685

rolling on floor laughing

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2011-05-10 19:14:59

#15

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6683

I played TFC. It did suck.

Have fun getting insta-killed by EMP grenades.

2011-05-10 19:17:17

#16

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6685

hahaha

you try way too hard sometimes

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2011-05-10 19:23:55

#17

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6683

How to play TFC.

Step 1, go HW Guy.

Step 2, if you see a bad guy, shoot at him with the Assault Cannon.

Step 3, throw a bunch of MIRV grenades while you're at it. In the unlikely event you're out of them (as you have a fuck-ton) spam regular ones.

You now have the ablity to kill anything standing in a huge cone in front of you, even if they're behind a wall or some other form of cover. Also works with Demoman!

Failing this, use the alternative route.

Step 1, go medic.

Step 2, throw a concussion grenade at the ground and jump over it.

No step 3, that's it. You are now a class with excellent health an armor, two of the most versatile and effective close-range weapons and health regeneration. Also yeah you can heal people, but it's not worth it. You're primary role is to be significantly more effective than the other 8 classes at completing all the other objectives. Healing people is very low on your priorities list.

2011-05-10 19:25:55

#18

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6683

Oh forgot one.

Step 1, go engineer

Step 2, throw an EMP grenade, this has a huge radius and will insta-kill an Demoman, HW Guy, Soldier, or Engineer. It will also insta kill pyros, but Pyro is so terrible that you can insta kill him by doing absolutely nothing, so it doesn't matter.

Step 3, don't bother building sentries or anything, it will just get killed by a medic.

2011-05-10 19:40:56